Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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“So,” I say, actually relaxed, looking at him from beneath half–lidded eyes. “How did a nice boy like you get mixed up in all of this organized crime, anyway? Were you born to it, like me?”

“Nah,” he says, smiling at me indulgently and leaning a Mile

closer as well.

Then, to my surprise and pleasure, he begins to tell me his life

story.

I find myself paying rapt attention to Ivan’s story for the next half hour, sipping on the glass of tequila that the waiter again delivers, savoring the bite and the taste. He’s actually really, really interesting a totally self–made guy, climbing up through the

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ranks with nothing but sheer will, determination, and cleverness.

Despite myself, I’m impressed. Before all of this I had thought 1 liked the kind of prince–charming guys who would politely deliver you a rose and ask you, tentatively, if you’d be interested in being

courted.

But as I listen to Ivan, and let my eyes rove over his muscles and

his tattoos…I wonder, a little, if my tastes are changing.

As I consider it, my mind flashes – unwillingly – to Kent for a moment as well. He doesn’t have any tattoos, I note, or at least,

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none that I can see – but otherwise, these two are pretty similar…

back to Ivan, He sees me focus on him at that moment, a slow smile building on his face. He intuits, I think, that I like what

bite my lip, letting him see

words falter for a moment as his eyes flash to my front

smiles, continuing his story. Pretending that he wasn’t distracted, though we both know he

was.

I think, I like that. I like that, maybe, a little too much.

the hell is

– the words surprise me – and jump in my seat, looking up at the fire–lit

the sun

focus, then, and I realize that it’s Daniel standing there – his

up straight – not knowing,

react.

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on, Fay,” he says firmly, angrily, grabbing my arm and

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frowning and standing up.

dragging me

glancing back at Ivan–not quite saying sorry, but, in fact, a little sorry and embarrassed – to

say, pulling against the hand wrapped around my upper

still pissed off. “Do you even know

you were

just Ivan,” I say

Ivan?” Daniel repeats, whirling

look around, embarrassed to see that everyone is staring at us. I

my mouth to respond but Daniel

guy who tried to kill us not too long

I honestly don’t know what to

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will release my daughter’s arm,

I turn my head to see my father standing there, glaring